big surprise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbigandsurprise
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big
adjective
uk/bɪɡ/us/bɪɡ/
large in size ...
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surprise
noun
uk/səˈpraɪz/us/sɚˈpraɪz/
an ...
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(Definition ofbigandsurprisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It was abigsurpriseto suddenly hear the tambourine.
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Thebigsurprisehere is that there is nothing on intonation and paralinguistic features, which are not transcribed in the corpus.
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This came as abigsurpriseto me.
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Learning that these cause-effect relationships held true for me was not abigsurprisebut surely made me think about them much more.
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Note that the 'doubling pattern' breaks for four holes; this is the warning sign for thebigsurprisecoming in the case of 'five holes forward'.
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Tax harmonisation is not abigsurpriseand has not just come on to the scene.
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When the election comes, they will have abigsurprise.
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They will get abigsurprisewhen the next election comes if they stand on a law-and-order platform.
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That is not abigsurprise, as any organisation will prosper depending on the quality of its leadership.
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Labour has done that four times in a row and is doing it again, but it will have abigsurprise.
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I think she is in for abigsurprise.
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The survey asked about the pressures on pensioners, which resulted in quite abigsurprise.
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My thirdbigsurprisewas the often low level of trust between scientists and fishermen.
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Thebigsurpriseabout credit unions is why they have not taken off in this country as they have in other comparable jurisdictions.
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If they are looking for an easy touch in cutting away the fire service as they have done everything else, they are in a for abigsurprise.
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That was my secondbigsurprise.
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That is abigsurprise.
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That was abigsurpriseto me.
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He had abigsurprisewhen he found it in good condition.
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